AMD introduced two new processor platforms

On November 13, AMD unveiled its two new silicon technologies 'Yukon' and 'Congo' for the 'ultraportable' laptop platform expected to be available next year.

With Yuko, AMD will target ultraportable designs like this Voodoo Envy 133 laptop.

However, AMD also made a prudent statement that it did not intend to compete in the field of netbooks, but only to bring light-weight laptop designs, like the MacBook Air.

'In fact, we are not planning to become a new competitor in the netbook market because AMD's goal is to build laptop models with larger screens, not 10-inch, 11-inch, or 12-inch models. current netbook ', confirmed AMD spokesman John Taylor.

However, John Taylor also said that AMD may still launch netbook-like designs, but it is not the focus. Why so? According to Taylor, it is intended to provide a "comprehensive PC experience" because the netbooks themselves are now convenient but the processing capacity is very limited, especially with less graphics power. AMD wants to integrate ATI graphics chip technology for its new silicon platforms.

'Customers are not satisfied with the experiences that mini laptops bring to them,' said Bahr Mahony, director of AMD's product marketing department. According to him, the rate of netbook returning customers in Europe is quite high.

'So AMD's goal is to bring a satisfying experience to users with high-performance laptop designs like the MacBook Air , ' Mahony said.

AMD's roadmap includes future chip designs like Conesus and Geneva.

Congo and Yukon are super mobile platforms.

AMD also revealed a few specifications of the Yukon / Congo that are below 25-watt power consumption (processors and chipsets), with one or two processor cores. Currently, AMD's main Turion chip is consuming 30-watt power.

In its upcoming roadmap, AMD also announced a dual-core 'Conesus' 65-nm chip from the Congo platform. Another version of the chip, 'Huron', will have a processor core and a Yukon platform. After two versions of this high-end chip will be the 45-nm Geneva chip released in 2010.

Taylor also mentioned Intel's recent netbook strategy, saying it has some limitations, such as the screen size must be under 12-inches. Taylor thinks this strategy is aimed at securing Intel's business, not its customers.